Cosmos 2044

Also called BioCosmos 9 or Bion 09

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General

Designation	20242 / 89075A
Launch date	15 Sep 1989
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Scientific
Perigee/Apogee	203/264 km
Inclination	82.3°
Period	89.2 min
Launch vehicle	Soyuz
Launch site	Plesetsk

Satellite with German, Austrian, Canadian, Danish, Spanish, American, French, Hungarian, Norwegian, Rumanian, Swiss and Czech experiments.

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End of life

Decay

29 Sep 1989

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